Characteristics of suicides committed in Polish prisons, 2015–2019

• Authors: Sebastian Lizińczyk

Title variants

Characteristics of suicides committed in Polish prisons, 2015–2019

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

 In the activities carried out towards prisoners, concern for their safety is the key role in the implemented system of pre-suicidal prevention. The manuscript describes a list of risk factors identified in the literature that may be important in the correct estimation of the suicide risk assessment. Therefore, the preventive procedures developed in the polish prison system, are focused on monitoring and early identification of suicidal risk factors for inmates. Diagnosis and classification of inmates to the risk group triggers a series of preventive actions taken in prison. Their implementation contributes to limiting the occurrence of the phenomenon of suicides in penitentiary isolation. The subject of the research described in the manuscript is the characteristics of successful suicides in isolation in 2015–2019. The analysis of data from the group of suicides (N = 114) in terms of suicidal risk indicators allowed to identify many aspects of the suicidal process in penitentiary isolation in Poland. Many presented variables were estimated, including temporality of the phenomenon, selected penitentiary characteristics of suicides and data on responsibility for the occurrence of the event. The obtained results provide useful data that may be used to improve the diagnosis system and early identification of prisoners at risk of suicide.

PL

 In the activities carried out towards prisoners, concern for their safety is the key role in the implemented system of pre-suicidal prevention. The manuscript describes a list of risk factors identified in the literature that may be important in the correct estimation of the suicide risk assessment. Therefore, the preventive procedures developed in the polish prison system, are focused on monitoring and early identification of suicidal risk factors for inmates. Diagnosis and classification of inmates to the risk group triggers a series of preventive actions taken in prison. Their implementation contributes to limiting the occurrence of the phenomenon of suicides in penitentiary isolation. The subject of the research described in the manuscript is the characteristics of successful suicides in isolation in 2015–2019. The analysis of data from the group of suicides (N = 114) in terms of suicidal risk indicators allowed to identify many aspects of the suicidal process in penitentiary isolation in Poland. Many presented variables were estimated, including temporality of the phenomenon, selected penitentiary characteristics of suicides and data on responsibility for the occurrence of the event. The obtained results provide useful data that may be used to improve the diagnosis system and early identification of prisoners at risk of suicide. W oddziaływaniach prowadzonych wobec osób pozbawionych wolności, troska o ich bezpieczeństwo jest kluczową rolą w systemie prewencji presuicydalnej. W artykule opisano listę czynników ryzyka zidentyfikowanych w literaturze, które mogą mieć znaczenie dla prawidłowego oszacowania oceny ryzyka samobójstwa. Procedury prewencji samobójczej opracowane w polskim systemie więziennictwa koncentrują się na monitorowaniu i wczesnej identyfikacji czynników ryzyka samobójstwa osadzonych. Diagnoza i kwalifikacja osadzonego do grupy ryzyka, powoduje podjęcie w zakładzie karnym szeregu działań zapobiegawczych ukierunkowanych na ochronę ich życia. Ich realizacja przyczynia się do ograniczenia zjawiska samobójstw w izolacji penitencjarnej. Przedmiotem badań opisanych w pracy jest charakterystyka udanych samobójstw w izolacji w latach 2015–2019. Analiza danych z grupy samobójców (N = 114) pod kątem wskaźników ryzyka samobójstwa pozwoliła na zidentyfikowanie wielu aspektów procesu samobójczego w izolacji penitencjarnej w Polsce. Oszacowano wiele cech charakterystycznych (zmiennych) dla skutecznych samobójstw w polskich więzieniach, w tym czasowość zjawiska, wybrane cechy penitencjarne samobójstw oraz dane dotyczące odpowiedzialności za zajście zdarzenia. Uzyskane wyniki dostarczają użytecznych danych, które mogą posłużyć do usprawnienia systemu diagnostycznego i wczesnej identyfikacji skazanych zagrożonych samobójstwem.

Keywords

EN

suicides in prison; suicidal risk; suicide prevention in isolation; prison suicides

PL

suicides in prison; suicidal risk; suicide prevention in isolation; prison suicides; samobójstwa w więzieniu; ryzyko samobójcze; prewencja samobójstw w izolacji; więzienni samobójcy; suicides in prison; suicidal risk; suicide prevention in isolation; prison suicides; samobójstwa w więzieniu; ryzyko samobójcze; prewencja samobójstw w izolacji; więzienni samobójcy

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN / Institute of Legal Studies PAN
• Journal: Archiwum Kryminologii
• Year: 2020
• Issue: XLII/2
• Pages: 313-336

Dates

published

2021-02-02

Contributors

author

Sebastian Lizińczyk

• SWPS University

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-5944

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7420/AK2020P